Lazarus

noun Laz·a·rus \ˈlaz-rəs, ˈla-zə-\

Definition of LAZARUS

: a brother of Mary and Martha raised by Jesus from the dead according to the account in John 11

: the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar found in Luke 16

Late Latin, from Greek Lazaros, from Hebrew Elʽāzār

First Known Use: before 12th century

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